Rockport-Fulton High School

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Rockport-Fulton High School
Address
Rockport-Fulton High School
1801 Omohundro Street

,
78382-3217

Coordinates 28°02′34″N97°02′42″W / 28.04277°N 97.04492°W / 28.04277; -97.04492
Information
School type Public High school
MottoOnce a Pirate, Always a Pirate
Established1884
School district Aransas County Independent School District
PrincipalRhonda Mieth
Grades9–12
Enrollment930 [1]  (2021-22)
Color(s)   Forest Green & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA
MascotPirates/Lady Pirates
Website

Rockport-Fulton High School is a public high school in Rockport, Texas, United States, located on the Texas Gulf Coast. It is the only high school in the Aransas County Independent School District and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was rated as a "B" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] Parts of the school collapsed in August 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey. [3]

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Its new gymnasium, built for $1 million donated by Ellen DeGeneres and Lowe's Home Improvement, has a capacity of 1,000 and opened in the fall of September 2019. [4]

Athletics

The Rockport-Fulton Pirates compete in the following sports [5]

Notable alumni

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